1.  At some public schools, the relative calm allowed for time to consider coming issues for the school year.

2.  Both sides said that a week off would give them time to consider each other's latest offers and additional ways to break the impasse.

3.  Democrats vigorously deny the charge, arguing that they simply need more time to consider Estrada's conservative vieews.

4.  Flavin said she and her colleagues felt they need more time to consider the proposals, but she also questioned whether there is need for major changes to CAR.

5.  He claimed that we need more time to consider the costs and benefits of legislation, as well as its importance for offline business practices.

6.  O'Brien said he needed time to consider arguments filed in the case before making his decision.

7.  Officials said that some commissioners wanted more time to consider a new offer made by the companies this week to sell additional assets.

8.  Others, he said, want more time to consider it and talk to their constituents.

9.  Pennzoil said its board needed time to consider the revised offer.

10.  Perhaps more importantly, it may not allow voters adequate time to consider the quality of various candidates and their views on the issues."